Buddhist Ghazni: Decorative plaque
Inv. no. TS01243
IsMEO / IsIAO Italian Archaeological Mission in Afghanistan, 1970
Tapa Sardar, II terrace
Below Room 18 (6)
Tapa Sardar, II terrace
Below Room 18 (6)
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Lotus
Red clay; red paint; inferable: wood (inner armature)
In the round; completed by engraving
H: 5,5 cm
Early period 2
Half-opened lotus with five petals around a prominent pistil (button). Red paint on surface. Longitudinal cavity, triangular in section, left by a disappeared wooden (presumably) inner armature. Fired accidentally.
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Ghazni, MAIA storehouse (2002)
Neg. no.: 9642/ 4÷6
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Digital photos: -
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